Mr. Hendrick Streeck a professor for virology and the director of the Institute of virology at the University of Bonn had this to say on 14 April 2020.
1. There was no significant risk of catching the disease when you go shopping. Severe outbreaks of infection were always as a result of people being closer together over a long period of time, e.g. in parties"
2. He could not find any evidence of the virus living on surfaces. They took samples from door handles, phones and toilets. To actually get the virus, it would be necessary that someone coughs into their hand, immediately touches a door knob and then straight after that another person grasps the handle and goes on to touch their face
3. The virus is a droplet infection and is extremely sensitive to drying out, so the only way of contracting it is if you were to inhale the droplets.
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1. There was no significant risk of catching the disease when you go shopping. Severe outbreaks of infection were always as a result of people being closer together over a long period of time, e.g. in parties"
2. He could not find any evidence of the virus living on surfaces. They took samples from door handles, phones and toilets. To actually get the virus, it would be necessary that someone coughs into their hand, immediately touches a door knob and then straight after that another person grasps the handle and goes on to touch their face
3. The virus is a droplet infection and is extremely sensitive to drying out, so the only way of contracting it is if you were to inhale the droplets.
Leading German virologist: “So far, no transmission of the virus in supermarkets, restaurants or hairdressers has been proved.”
RTL Today joined a press conference of virologist Hendrik Streeck on Tuesday and here we provide a recap of his key statements.
